Negotiations with Oman are in the final stage, provided "certain third parties do not obstruct the process," the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said A deal between Iran and Oman on reopening commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is close to being finalized, according to the Foreign Ministry in Tehran.
Tehran [Iran], August 7 (ANI): Iran's top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday (local time) took a swipe at the United States, accusing Washington of pursuing 'theatre diplomacy' and asserting that 'using bullying, broken promises and fake news as leverage' was a failed strategy while heightened tensions prevail between the two countries.
Trump denies reports of low munitions supplies again The US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US has “an unlimited supply” of weapons. “We’re in very good shape,” Trump told reporters in Washington, adding that “we have literally massive amounts of ammunition” from all over the world. This comes after Trump denied reports that he clashed with Defence Minister Pete Hegseth over munition supplies for the Iran war.
US Senator Fetterman struggles to defend support for Israel as progressives win big Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 17:17 In what was at times a bizarre exchange with TV host Jon Stewart, Fetterman pivoted to exaggerated or unrelated talking points Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman, right, speaks to television host and podcaster Jon Stewart on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, on 4 August 2026 (Screengrab) Off The staunchly pro- Israel Democratic Senator John Fetterman has told television host and podcaster Jon Stewart that he would rather lose support in his own party than turn his back on Israel for any reason. The comments are striking because they come at a time when progressive Democrats who are vocal on Palestinian rights are making substantial election gains around the country. On Wednesday, in the key battleground state of Michigan , Abdul El-Sayed beat out a pro-Israel candidate funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, moving one step closer to becoming the first Muslim senator in US history.
At least 58 people killed in Houthi attacks At least 58 people have been killed in attacks from the Houthis on Yemen's Saudi-backed forces, a military source told AFP on Thursday. Yemen's Houthis earlier said that they conducted attacks on “Saudi military deployments” in Marib and Hadramout in response to Saudi Arabia's “large military buildup” in Yemen.
Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon' US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he believes the war with Iran will be over soon. "I think it's going to end pretty soon. I don't think they can go much longer," Trump said in the Oval Office in a reference to Iran.
Iranian president says US has exerted ‘maximum’ economic pressure Iran has lost about 230 million cubic metres of gas on a daily basis due to US-Israeli attacks, President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview circulated by the IRNA news agency. “Our enemies expected the country to collapse due to the pressures they have exerted,” Pezeshkian said, adding that such pressures have “reached their maximum”.
What freedom feels like after Gaza Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 18:40 In London, I meet two Palestinian friends who survived the genocide. Hanging over us is the same bewilderment at a world that appears normal yet has also normalised the hell we left Palestinians wait to leave Gaza for Egypt via the Rafah crossing, in Khan Younis on 19 March 2026 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off "I wasn't allowed to take anything with me when I left Gaza," Omar tells me. "You were only allowed to go out with your T-shirt and trousers.
Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses US of 'theatre diplomacy' Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday that Washington has pursued a “failed strategy” and called on the US to "acknowledge the facts and fulfill your commitments”. In reference to Trump's earlier comments that the US had been preparing to launch what he described as “the biggest attack since World War II” before Iranian officials asked for negotiations, Ghalibaf called this “theatre diplomacy on a loop”. “'Massive attack coming… wait, never mind, they want to negotiate.
Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday to discuss Hormuz: Presidency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia Friday for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif, Erdogan's office announced on Thursday. The leaders will disucss the US-Iran war and its effect on the Strait of Hormuz.
Three Palestinians injured, one detained during Israeli settler attack east of Ramallah Three Palestinians were injured and one was detained on Thursday evening after Israeli settlers attacked a family east of the village of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, Wafa news has reported. Local sources told Wafa that the family has been subjected to near-daily attacks by armed Israeli settlers for nearly three years, with the assaults intensifying over the past three months.
US says latest round of Israel-Lebanon talks ‘fruitful’ US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement on Thursday that talks between Lebanon and Israel were “fruitful” amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon. “Lebanon and Israel are much closer to reaching an agreement on advancing and expanding the pilot zones process”, he said, as the latest round of direct talks, the seventh overall, just wrapped up in Rome, Italy.
Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.
Iran has opened a second case against Ahmad Seyyed-Abdollahi, who is serving a prison term after posting a video urging Donald Trump to protect demonstrators during January’s nationwide protests, sources familiar with the case told Iran International.
Oman says it is responding to vessel incident near Hallaniyat Islands Oman's transport ministry and environment authority said it was responding to an incident involving the Caroline Bezengi vessel, which is stranded near the Hallaniyat Islands off the southern governorate of Dhofar, to limit any potential environmental impact, Omani state media reported on Thursday.
Trump says Iran war ‘going well’, ‘extremely happy’ with Hegseth US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the US media of spreading “Fake News” after reports that Trump and Defence Minister Pete Hegseth had clashed over concerns about missile depletion from the Iran war. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said he was “extremely happy” with Hegseth’s work and added that the war with Iran is “going very well”, including ensuring that Iran will be unable to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Several killed in explosion in Syria near Damascus Several people were killed or wounded in an explosion in the city of Jaramana, on the outskirts of Syria’s capital of Damascus, according to state TV on Thursday. A security source told the channel that the blast was caused by an explosive device planted in a minibus.
Israeli troops shoot, wound Palestinian child in Jenin Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child and assaulted another Palestinian in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Wafa news reported on Thursday. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its medics treated a 14-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound to his lower back and was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment, while another Palestinian was evacuated after being severely beaten up by Israeli troops.
Soon after President Trump announced a new plan last week to deliver the disarmament of Hamas, in exchange for peace and security in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave instead experienced a spike in deadly Israeli bombings, which threatens to undermine hopes for long-awaited progress, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Iranian lawmaker says parliament reviewing bill to ban ‘hostile’ vessels from crossing Hormuz An Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday that the country’s parliament committee is reviewing a preliminary bill to ban US, Israeli, and other “hostile” vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars news agency. The lawmaker added that the draft bill envisages fines of up to 20 percent of the value of a ship’s cargo for violating their proposed Hormuz transit restrictions. The measures remain at the expert review stage, and parliament has invited specialists to submit recommendations to help finalise the draft, the lawmaker said.
